A. No, thank you very much, no. In fact, I’m bothered by all these talent shows because it keeps people who are professional out of work, and these poor souls that are going on there are not getting paid, and people like Rupert Murdoch are making lots of money that they shouldn’t be.

Q. Do you think you would have a hard time having your career if you were just coming up now?

A. I truly couldn’t say. I mean, I was in show business at age 5. But I wish they had more professional type shows, things like “The Carol Burnett Show.”

Q. I saw you on “The Carol Burnett Show.”

A. Did you? Oh, well, then you’re older than I thought.

Q. Do you sense as an audience grows with you that there’s a different sort of appreciation, like “We’ve been through a lot together” so it’s more of a kinship?

A. Well, I’d never thought of it that way, but that’s a very, very good observation.